Improved hames-fastener



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A. J. TOMPKINS AND J. M. WEGAND', OF CLARKSVILLE, IOWA.

Letters Patent No. 95,855, dated October 12, 1869.

IMPROVED EAMES-FASTENER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

' following is a full, clear, and exact description there' of, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a view of the inner side of our improved haines-fastener, part being broken away to show the construction.

Figure 2 is a side-view of the same, partly in section, to show the construction.

Similarletters of reference indicate like parts.

Our invention has for its object to furnish a simple, convenient, and reliable adjustable haines-fastener, designed especially for fastening the lower ends of the haines, but which may be used with equal facility for fastening the upper ends of said llames; and

It consists in the application of semi-cylindrical casings to the operating-parts, for the purpose of protecting the latter from injury, and to present a neat and iinished appearance when applied to the haines.

A is a. fiat socket, to the outer side of which is attached a semi-cylindrical casing, B, designed to cover and protect the operating-parts of the fastener.

The'casing B may be permanently attached to the socket A, or detachably attached, by means of screws, as may be desired, but we prefer the latter construction.

Upon one end of the socket A is formed a hook, a', to hook upon' the eye or ring of the haines.

G is a strap, which is made of such a size and form as to accurately t into the socket A.

Several holes are formed in the strap C, to receive the fastening-pin, so that the Ifastener may be lengthcned and shortened, aslnay be desired.

'UponV the outer end of the strap C is formed a hook, c, to hook upon the eye br ring of the haines.

Upon the outer side ofthe hooked end of the strap C isformed a projection, c, corresponding in form to the form of the end of the casing B, adjacent to the hooked end of the socket A, so that when the strap G is fully inserted in the socket A, the outer side of the fastener may be uniform in appearance.

D is a small tube set in and secured to the casing B, as shown in iig. 2.

E is a piu passing longitudinally through the tube D, through holes in the casing B, socket A, and one or the other of the holes in the strap O, according to the required adjustment of the fastener.

The pin Eis forced and held forward, securely fastening the strap C, in the socket A, by the coiled spring F placed in the tube D, and connected with the said pin Having thus described our invention,

XVe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The casings B and c2, formed respectively on the socket A and perforated strap C, the socket Bbeing adapted to receive and enclose the tube D, containing the spring-pin E, all arranged asdescribed, for the purpose specified. Y A. J. TOMPKINS.

J. M. WEGAND..

Witnesses:

A. EDWARDs, J. F. LOGAN. 

